Wow, she revised it? It's funny, when something is out in print, I sort of think of it as being set in stone. The idea of revising postpublication is strange to me--I guess precisely because then you'll have readers with different versions of the story in their heads, wandering around. If someone who only ever read the revised version meets up with someone who only ever read the original, how strange it would be.
But I totally understand her desire to--at least, regarding the technology.
I liked Enchantress because there were two different levels of alien civilization (not counting the heroine's)--and because of the irony of the one that thought itself advanced not knowing that it had nothing on the heroine's civilization. As a kid, I accepted the hierarchy absolutely; it's only right now, as I write, that I realize I no longer believe that technological advancement necessarily goes hand in hand with more broadminded or perceptive views about humanity overall.
I bet you will end up knowing lots of books that I do not--though i loved British-influenced ones--but I'll love it if we turn out to have a few more in common.
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But I totally understand her desire to--at least, regarding the technology.
I liked Enchantress because there were two different levels of alien civilization (not counting the heroine's)--and because of the irony of the one that thought itself advanced not knowing that it had nothing on the heroine's civilization. As a kid, I accepted the hierarchy absolutely; it's only right now, as I write, that I realize I no longer believe that technological advancement necessarily goes hand in hand with more broadminded or perceptive views about humanity overall.
I bet you will end up knowing lots of books that I do not--though i loved British-influenced ones--but I'll love it if we turn out to have a few more in common.